Questions About Hydroponic Gardening

I want to get started on a hydroponic system. I have the light system, pump, reservoir. I’m not looking for fantastic results now. I just want to jump in and improve as I go. I don’t want to spend a fortune on meters, trace element and such (kind of defeats the purpose) but I need some info on diy nutrients for the system. Thanks. Bill

Plants are showing signs of excess nitrogen. . . dark green, curling down of the tips. Is there any way to reduce the amount of nitrogen in the water without affecting the other nutrients? All of the nutrient formulas I see include nitrogen.

I am setting up an indoor hydroponic system and was wondering how am I going to stake a basil plant or cilantro plant in Styrofoam? What would be the best way? My Styrofoam is 2 inches thick and I will be using 1.5 sq. rockwool, so how big will the plant get and how to hold it?

Answered by theficuswrangler on December 24, 2014

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There are several ways to stake plants in a hydroponic system: most of them involve suspending a stake, twine, or screen from an overhead support. Others involve simply a stake or stakes taped to the outside of your container. You can do more research by googling "staking in hydroponics system." I can't tell you how big your plants will get because it depends so much on all your growing conditions, as well as the variety of plants you're using.